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All results from a given calculation for LiBH4 (Lithium borohydride)

using model chemistry: HF/6-31+G**

19 10 17 12 22

States and conformations

State Conformation minimum conformation conformer description state description
1 1 yes C3V 1A1
Energy calculated at HF/6-31+G**
 hartrees
Energy at 0K-34.455523
Energy at 298.15K-34.459630
HF Energy-34.455523
Nuclear repulsion energy17.229880
The energy at 298.15K was derived from the energy at 0K and an integrated heat capacity that used the calculated vibrational frequencies.
Vibrational Frequencies calculated at HF/6-31+G**
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency
(cm-1)
Scaled Frequency
(cm-1)
IR Intensities
(km mol-1)
Raman Act
4/u)
Dep P Dep U
1 A1 2675 2419 192.00      
2 A1 2308 2087 221.42      
3 A1 1332 1205 150.92      
4 A1 678 614 181.86      
5 E 2228 2014 491.99      
5 E 2228 2014 491.99      
6 E 1355 1226 7.35      
6 E 1355 1226 7.35      
7 E 1215 1098 59.61      
7 E 1215 1098 59.61      
8 E 486 440 2.78      
8 E 486 440 2.78      

Unscaled Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 8780.3 cm-1
Scaled (by 0.9042) Zero Point Vibrational Energy (zpe) 7939.2 cm-1
See section III.C.1 List or set vibrational scaling factors to change the scale factors used here.
See section III.C.2 Calculate a vibrational scaling factor for a given set of molecules to determine the least squares best scaling factor.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) from geometry optimized at HF/6-31+G**
ABC
4.20419 0.75766 0.75766

See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
Geometric Data calculated at HF/6-31+G**

Point Group is C3v

Cartesians (Å)
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Li1 0.000 0.000 -1.450
B2 0.000 0.000 0.513
H3 0.000 0.000 1.707
H4 0.000 1.152 0.026
H5 0.997 -0.576 0.026
H6 -0.997 -0.576 0.026

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  Li1 B2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Li11.96273.15701.87161.87161.8716
B21.96271.19431.25051.25051.2505
H33.15701.19432.03812.03812.0381
H41.87161.25052.03811.99461.9946
H51.87161.25052.03811.99461.9946
H61.87161.25052.03811.99461.9946

picture of Lithium borohydride state 1 conformation 1
More geometry information
Calculated Bond Angles
atom1 atom2 atom3 angle atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Li1 B2 H3 180.000 Li1 B2 H4 67.065
Li1 B2 H5 67.065 Li1 B2 H6 67.065
Li1 H4 B2 74.961 Li1 H5 B2 74.961
Li1 H6 B2 74.961 H3 B2 H4 112.935
H3 B2 H5 112.935 H3 B2 H6 112.935
H4 B2 H5 105.796 H4 B2 H6 105.796
H5 B2 H6 105.796
Electronic energy levels
Charges, Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Charges from optimized geometry at HF/6-31+G** Charges (e)
Number Element Mulliken CHELPG AIM ESP
1 Li 0.678      
2 B -0.266      
3 H -0.089      
4 H -0.107      
5 H -0.107      
6 H -0.107      


Electric dipole moments
Electric dipole components in Debye
(What's a Debye? See section VII.A.3)
  x y z Total
  0.000 0.000 -6.370 6.370
CHELPG        
AIM        
ESP        


Electric Quadrupole moment
Quadrupole components in D Å
Primitive
 xyz
x -14.525 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -14.525 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 -4.390
Traceless
 xyz
x -5.067 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 -5.067 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 10.135
Polar
3z2-r220.270
x2-y20.000
xy0.000
xz0.000
yz0.000


Polarizabilities
Components of the polarizability tensor.
Units are Å3 (Angstrom cubed)
Change units.
  x y z
x 3.508 0.000 0.000
y 0.000 3.508 0.000
z 0.000 0.000 4.286


<r2> (average value of r2) Å2
<r2> 21.478
(<r2>)1/2 4.634